Will the Facebook Smartphone Be a Reality This Year?
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The Facebook smartphone is expected to run on the Android platform and integrate all of the social networking giant's functions.
HTC
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] in launching the Nexus One before Google moved on to work with Samsung as its production partner.
Rumors of a Facebook smartphone surfaced in 2010, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg shot down the rumors, claiming that Facebook was not trying to compete with Apple
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], Droid or other hardware manufacturers.
The news of a Facebook smartphone comes just weeks before Facebook's expected initial public offering. Valuation of the company is expected to be north of $100 billion.
Facebook could not be immediately reached for comment.
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